Bed-rail fastener



M. B. OKUN.

BED RAIL FASTENER.

AfPLlcATloN FILED MAR. a. 191e.

' Patented July 20, 1920.

1 lgwul @76mg ff@ ulal'rli) STATES PATENT OFFICE;` MORRIS B. OKUN, 0F OHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A-SSIGNOR TO V'IHllil SENG COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. v

BED-RAIL FAS'IENER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 20, 1920.

Application led. March 3, 1916. Serial'No. 81,861.

Chicago, in the county of ACook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bed-Rail Fasteners, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and eXact description, 'reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to bed rail fasteners and has for its obj ect the provision of a new 'and improved device of this character in which I can construct the entire housing of a singleblank of metal. The structure of my invention further permits the rails, both the lside and end.. rails, te remain unbroken throughout their length without being peculiarly notched as heretofore necessary. I have provided improved clamping facilities which will accommodate the rails having squared ends and securely holdthem in position. Y.

MyV invention further contemplates the provision'of a structure which` is capable of use both for wooden and metal posts, and capable of use both for round and'square posts. l

I will explain one form which my invention may take more in detail by referring to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 isa perspective view of my device shown mounted in place upon a post;

' Fig. 2 is a sectional view along line a of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view along line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

- Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view showing the application of my device to a round post;

Y Fig. 5 is a fragmentary View showing the device of Fig. 4 as attached to a square post; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view showing avmodified form of the device Fig. 7 is a fragmentary` sectional View showing a modified form of the device, and

Fig. 8 is a partial sectional View on line' c-c of Fig. 3. Y Y

`My improved fastener consists of a housing having two side faces 1 andv 2, a top face 3, a back 4, and a strip 5 running pari'allel to the side 1. Thestrip 5 has an eX- tension 6 from which a rectangularly eX- tending bracket having the sides 7 and 8 extends. All of the parts thus mentioned are made of one blank of metal bent into the form shown. The bracket consisting of the arms 7 and 8 supports the end rail 9 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the same being f preferably riveted as shown by the dotted i rivets The device is fastened, for inf stance, to a square post as shown more clearly in Figs. 2 and 3 by having the spring platev 11 interiorly of the device, the reinforcing plate 12 interiorly of thev bed post 13, and having bolts 14, 14 which clamp all the parts securely together. i i

Within the housing as thus constructed!A f of one single blank of metal, I provide a block 15 or filler preferably rectangular but hollowed out at 16, 16 as shown to make it lighter and also to permit it to accommodate the bolt l14. 'Ihis block 15 is held in position by the screw 17 which operates in an elongated slot 18 inthe housing. The block 15 has the central wall 19 as shown so that it may serve as the proper abutment for a locking bolt 2O having the finger piece 21. This locking bolt extends through aV bridge 22 which is riveted to the side walls 1 and l i 2 as more clearly apparentjfrom Fig. 2. The various parts which are here shown as being fastened together on thishousing may of course be spot welded, thus omitting the use of rivets shouldl this be found desirable.

It will beseen that between lthe interior surface ofthe housing andthe block 15 there is left an unconfined space running throughout the length of the housing to accommodate the side rail 23. This side rail can thus have squared ends and need not have its ends specially*y cut as it can enter the full length of the housing as shown most clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. Should it be desired to reverse the sidev raill 23, then of course the movable block 15 permits the side rail 23 to lie along the same side Yface and the bottom face of this block.

In Fig. 4 Ishow a modified form in which the housing is rounded as shown at 24 to accommodate a rounded post 13a.

In Fig,.5 I have shown this rounded housing as provided with a distance piecel or right angles thereto and riveted to the side face l. A loose block 27 may then rest thereon to accommodate the bolt 20.

In Fig.` 7 have shown two arms 28 and 29 bent respectively from the side faces 2 and l through which theV bolt 20 may .pass

' without the need of the additional reinforcing block 27.

From what has been described thought the nature of my invention will be readilyV clear to those skilled in the art. Having however Ythus described one form which'iny invention may take, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: l p Y l; A bed rail fastener of the character described comprising a housing made of ya `single blank of metal having a top wall,

two side walls and an end wall, said `end wall being adapted to abut'a corner post, said end wall'having an extension thereof forwardly along 'one side wall, said eXtension having a longitudinally extending bracket adapted to receive an end rail.

` 2. A bed rail fastener of the character described comprising a housing made of 4a single blank of metal having a top wall, two sidewalls and an end wall, said end wall vbeing adapted to abut a corner post, said end wall having an extension thereof forwardly along one side wall, said vextension having a longitudinally extending bracket adapted to receive an endrail, a bridge eX- tending between said side walls, and a side rail clamping bolt mounted in said bridge.

3. A bed rail fastener of the character described comprising a housing madeof asingle blank of metal having a top wall, two side Walls and an end wall, said end wall being adapted to abut a corner post, said end wall having an extension thereof forwardly along one side wall, said extension having a longitudinally lextending bracket adapted to receive an end rail, a bridge eX- tending between said side walls, and means cooperating with said bridge to hold a side Y rail in position.

4L. A bed'rail fastener of the character described comprising a housing having three reetangularly disposed faces, and means for reversibly securing a demountable angular side rail interiorly of said housing, said means including a bolt and a transversely movable filler loosely supported in the space included by the angle of the side rail in the housing to be permanently carried thereby, said bolt being adapted to lock said filler andside rail in position within said housing.

5. A bed rail fastener of the character described comprising ahousing made of a single blank of metal and having three reetangularly disposed faces, and means for reversibly securing a demountable angular side rail interiorly of said housing, said means including a bolt and aV ller'adapted it isY to t into the angular space embraced by the side rail and loosely supported and transversely movable in the housing rtobe per- Vmanently carried thereby, said bolt being adapted' to lock said filler and side rail in position within said housing.

6. A bed rail fastener of the character de- Y scribed comprising a housing made of a single blank of metal and having three rectangularly ldisposed faces, and means for reversibly securing a demountable right an gled side rail interiorly `ofsaid housing, said means includingI a bolt mounted on saidr housing and a filler loosely fitting therecv tangular space deiinedby' the side rail 'and supported in and movable across the Ahousing to be permanently carried thereby, vrsaid l bolt being 'adapted to lockl said filler Aand side' rail in position within said housing.,V l 7. A bed rail fastener of the character Ade=l scribed comprising a housing having three rectangul'arly disposed farces, and means/,for reversibly securing the unbroken ends of "a demountable .side rail interiorly of said housing, said means includinga `bolt and a filler loosely supported in the housing for transverse movement to be permanently ca rf ried thereby, Vsaid bolt lbeing adapted to lock said iil'ler and `side rail in'positionwithin said housing. Y

8. A bed rail fastener` of 'the ghmctd;

scribed comprising a housing having three rectangularly disposed faces, and means for reversibly securing a demountable side rail interiorly of said housing, said means in! cluding a bolt and a rectangular filler loosely supported in the housing to'be permanently carried thereby,said bolt being adapted to lock said ller and side rail in position Within said housing. i f

9. A bed rail fastener of the character'described comprising a housing having three rectangularly disposed faces, and means Afor reversi-bly securing a demountable side rail interiorly of said housing, said meansvfincluding a bolt and a hollow rectangula'rfiller means for slidably connecting the filler Vto Y the housing, said bolt being adapted to lock said filler and side 'rail inV position within said housing. c i' l1. A bed rail fastener ofthe character described comprising a housinghaving three reetangularly disposed faces", and means for reversibly securing a demountable side rail interiorly ofsaid housing, said means includinga bolt and a filler, a pin connected to the filler and slidable in a slot in the housing, said bolt being adapted to lock said `filler and side rail in Vposition Within said rectangularly disposed faces, andV means for reversibly securing a demountable side rail interiorly of said housing, said means including a bolt and a filler, means for slidably mounting the iller in the housing, said bolt being mounted in position `transversely of said side rail and being adapted to lock said filler and side rail in position Within said housing. y

13. A bed rail fastener of the character described comprising a housing having three rectangularly disposed faces,y and means for 20 kreversibly securing a demountable side rail interiorly of said housing, said meansin-v cluding a bolt and a filler loosely supported I inthe housing, said bolt being mounted in position transversely of 'said' sidel railand 25 being adapted to lock said filler against the lside of the rail to'hold theside rail in posil tion Within said housing.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 26th day of February, A. D. l30y MoRRIs B. oKUN.

Witnesses: v O. M.VWnRMIoH, HAZEL AJONES. 

